About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1940-06-01
Place of birth:
Athens, Greece
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Katerina Gogou

Overview

Katerina Gogou (Greek: Κατερίνα Γώγου; 1940–1993) was a Greek poet, author and actress. She was born in 1940 during World War II and the Axis occupation of Greece, for which she did not spend a pleasant childhood. She had a strict father with whom she lived during her childhood. Afterwards, in her teenage years, she lived with her mother. From the age of 5 years she started acting in children's plays. Professionally she debuted in theater with Dinos Iliopoulos' theater company in the play Ο Κύριος πέντε τοις εκατό (Mr. five percent) in 1961. She made her first cinematographic appearance in the film Ο άλλος (The other one / The other person). Most of the films she participated in were Finos Film productions. She became more widely known for roles of cheerful and carefree women like in the movies Το ξύλο βγήκε από τον παράδεισο (The wood came out of paradise) and Μια τρελή τρελή οικογένεια (A crazy crazy family). She has received the award for best actress in a lead role in Thessaloniki International Film Festival for the film Το βαρύ πεπόνι (The heavy melon - this phrase in Greek is an idiom referring to someone who tries to appear as a macho man), directed by Pavlos Tasios. As a poet she was known for her revolutionary and aggressive writing. She was an anarchist and her political identity was often reflected in her poems, such as "Υπερασπίζομαι την Αναρχία" (I support/defend Anarchy) or "Εμένα οι φίλοι μου είναι μαύρα πουλιά" (My friends are black birds). She also wrote some books with one of them, Τρία κλικ αριστερά (Three Clicks Left), being translated into English in 1983 by Jack Hirschman and published by Night Horn Books in San Francisco and also into Turkish in 2018 by Turkish author Mahir Ergun and published by Belge International Publishing House in Istanbul.

Katerina Gogou was participating actively in the anarchist movement, especially in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens. She supported anarchist prisoners and participated in movements for the liberation of political prisoners. She had been arrested several times, one of which as a suspect for the murder of two police officers by the Revolutionary Organization 17 Noemvri, for which she was declared innocent. She had a bad relationship with the police, having filed a complaint after being attacked by police officers during a protest.

She was married to film director Pavlos Tassios, with whom she had a daughter.Later in her life she got addicted to alcohol and drugs. She was found dead in her apartment in October 1993 due to a drug overdose.

Known for

Acting

2013 Katerina Gogou: For the Restoration of Blackness Actor Self N/A
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1984 South Wind Actor Νίκη 58
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1980 Parangelia! Actor Narrator 58
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1978 1922 Actor 58
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1977 The Antisocial Actor Toula 59
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1972 Yes, But... Actor 58
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1972 Great Brides, Gullible Grooms Actor Bubi N/A
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1971 What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? Actor Froso Karathanasi 58
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1970 Love forever Actor 58
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1970 Crazy Girls Awesome Boys Actor N/A
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1969 A woman's sacrifice Actor 59
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1969 The Barber's Beauty Actor Anna 58
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1969 Wounded youth Actor N/A
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1968 The Right-Minded Madman Actor Kaiti Labreta 58
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1965 A Crazy Family Actor Sissy 59
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1965 And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband Actor Pagona 59
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1965 A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush Actor Betty Konstadinea 58
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1965 Poverty Actor Anna 58
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1964 Miss Manager Actor Diana 59
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1964 Wedding like... Greek Actor Mina's friend 58
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1964 Tired life Actor N/A
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1963 Marriage Lads Actor N/A
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1963 Restless youth Actor N/A
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1963 The Liar Actor Dolly 58
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1963 Τα παληόπαιδα Actor N/A
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1962 Nomos 4000 Actor Kleio 59
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1962 Women want beat Actor 58
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1962 Koutroulis` Wedding Actor Matina 58
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1962 Τα κοθώνια του θρανίου Actor N/A
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1961 The child of the square Actor Lilika 58
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1960 I'm a man and... I'll have fun! Actor N/A
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1959 Maiden's Cheek Actor student Lazarou 59
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1959 Dracula and Company Actor 58
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Writing

1984 South Wind Writing Writer 58
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